WVU Researchers Estimate Cost of ‘Injury Deaths of Despair,’ Including Suicide, Exceeds $1 Trillion Annually in the U.S.

Published:
February 17, 2023

Over a 20-year period, estimated national costs of self-injury death increased by 143%, from $0.46 trillion to $1.12 trillion (1999-2000 to 2018-2019). Deaths by suicide and non-homicide opioid and other drug intoxication, whether deliberate or not, are included in the self-injury mortality category.

 

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